Immigration To Arrest Foreigners Who Partake In General Election
THE Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) says it is on high alert and will identify, arrest and prevent foreigners from participating in the forthcoming 2023...
FG, Kano Govt, Other Stakeholders Laud Sasakawa Africa For Transforming Agriculture
THE Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Kano state government, through the commissioner of Agriculture from Kano State,...
Kano Police Arrest Fake Journalists Buying Rice With Fraud Alert
THE Kano State Police Command has arrested two men, parading themselves as journalists, for allegedly defrauding a rice trader of N33,000.The 30-year-old suspects, Mujahid...
Polls: ‘Only Kano, Jigawa, FCT Safe, Niger, Abia, Others Red’
CLEEN Foundation has said only two states and the Federal Capital Territory are presently safe for the conduct of the forthcoming general elections in...
How Police Arrested Attacker Of Adamawa First Lady, Lami Fintiri’s Convoy
THE Adamawa State Police Command has arrested one Lot Bitrus, 24, said to have attacked the convoy of the wife of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri,...
Why Politicians See Elections As Do-or-die Affair – Jega
A FORMER Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has urged Nigerians to be vigilant ahead of the 2023 elections,...
Supreme Court Affirms Uba Sani As Kaduna APC Guber Candidate
THE Supreme Court of Nigeria, on Wednesday, dismissed two appeals brought against the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Kaduna State, Uba...
New Naira: 36 Nigerian Governors Write President Buhari
36 NIGERIAN governors under the umbrella of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) have written to President Muhammadu Buhari, demanding an extension of the timeframe...
Maryam Abacha Calls For More Participation, Opportunity For Women In Decision Making
HAJIYA (Dr.) Maryam Abacha, the wife of the former Head of State, Late General Sani Abacha, has drawn the attention of society, especially men,...
Nigeria’s Polls Crucial, Your Voice Matters, Obasanjo Tells Voters
AHEAD of the February 25 presidential election, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria’s polls are crucial in determining who pilots the nation’s affairs for...
AGF Asks Supreme Court To Dismiss State Governments’ Suit Against CBN’s Policy
THE Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a suit filed by three state governments challenging...
New Naira: Wike Hails Supreme Court, Says Rivers’ll Join Suit Against FG
GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has commended the Supreme Court for saving the Nigerian masses and democracy by restraining the Central Bank of...
Ex-Minister Accuses UK Of Denying Ekweremadu’s Daughter Kidney Transplant
A FORMER Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has accused the United Kingdom of denying Sonia Ekweremadu a kidney transplant despite having many donors who...
JUST IN: EFCC Arrests Senator Nwaoboshi, After Seven Months On The Run
THE Senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Peter Nwaoboshi, who has been on the run for months since the Court of Appeal...
Kogi Gov’s Nephew Arraigned For N3bn Fraud, Remanded In Prison
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned a suspect identified as Ali Bello, a nephew of the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya...
JUST IN: What We’ll Do If Hoodlums Snatch BVAS On Election Day – INEC
AHEAD of the February 25 and March 11 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday revealed the action to be taken...
Ajaero Emerges New NLC President, Sets Record
AJAERO, who until his emergence as NLC President was also the General Secretary of the Nigerian Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), made history by...
Alleged NYSC Certificate Forgery: President Buhari Sacks NSITF Boss
THE Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Michael Akabogu has been relieved of his appointment.
The reason for the development was...
Major Challenges Of Petrol Scarcity, Cash Crunch Resolved — INEC
SIXTEEN days to the conduct of the general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has affirmed that the two major encumbrances faced by...
Extend Feb 10 Deadline For Old Naira Notes, IMF Advises FG
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the Federal Government of Nigeria to extend the February 10 deadline for the validity of three old...
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Senate To Begin ₦49.7tn Budget Defence, Sets Jan 31 For Passage
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EFCC Sacks 27 Officers For Fraudulent Activities, Misconduct
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ISWAP Terrorists Attack Military Base In Borno, Kill Six Soldiers
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Sokoto SSG Loses Daughter, Three Grandchildren To Fire Outbreak
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Woman Accused Of Threatening Seyi Tinubu, IGP Granted N10m Bail
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Unknown Gunmen Kill APC Leader In Ondo
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Tony Elumelu Foundation Opens Applications For 2025 Entrepreneurship Programmes
THE Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading champion of entrepreneurship, is pleased to announce that applications for its 2025 Entrepreneurship Programmes are now open....
‘Governors Cancelled Our Meeting Four Times’, Oyedele Refutes Claims Tax Committee Shunned States
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Germany Launches Visa Application Portal For Nigerians
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Troops Eliminate Notorious Bandit Leader, Sani Russu In Zamfara
THE troops of 1 Brigade, Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma has neutralised a notorious terrorist, Sani Russu in Zamfara.The...
Kano Governor Swears In Seven New Commissioners, Six Perm Secs
THE Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Monday, swore in seven new commissioners and six permanent secretaries as part of his administration’s renewed efforts...
INTERPOL Summons Broadcaster, Peter Olasupo Over Defamation, Cyber-Stalking
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Some PDP Governors May Defect T0 APC As Party Leaders Query Oborevwori Over Anti-Party...
STRONG indications have emerged that more governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP may move to the ruling All Progressives...
New HMP Virus: FG Increases Monitoring, To Quarantine China Passengers
THE Federal Government on Sunday said it would activate surveillance measures for inbound passengers from China following the current surge of a respiratory virus.Reports...
Communities Demand Action As Lakurawa Team Up With Bandits
COMMUNITIES in the North-West have called for urgent action against the Lakurawa terrorist group following reports that the sect have aligned with bandits in...
WAEC Introduces Resit Exams For Candidates
THE West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced a new initiative, which will allow students to resit their WASSCE papers as early as January...
2027: ‘It’s Fake News’, El-Rufai Denies Joining PDP
FORMER Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has debunked the rumour that he has left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and has decamped...
